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Hong Kong Sports Institute

Ng On-yee has argued strongly against slashing snooker’s funding. Photo: Dickson Lee

Should Hong Kong pay athletes more or less? Snooker, facing cuts, makes its case

Players say less funding makes it hard to sustain careers, but their sport, which already had a stay of execution, fails Olympic criterion.

Players say less funding makes it hard to sustain careers, but their sport, which already had a stay of execution, fails Olympic criterion

24 Aug 2024 - 9:00AM

Debate breaks out as Hong Kong fencer reveals expenses for overseas bouts

22 Aug 2024 - 4:59PM

Hong Kong’s conquering Olympic heroes take victory lap around city

21 Aug 2024 - 11:43PMvideocam

Hong Kong sport needs more financial help, better governance, says lawmaker Cheng

Vice-chairman of Hong Kong Sports Institute outlines 10 policy proposals to improve international performance, create a stronger environment.

20 Aug 2024 - 8:00AM

People take pictures with cardboard figures of Olympic gold medallist fencer Cheung Ka-long (left) and bronze medallist swimmer Siobhan Haughey at the APM shopping mall in Kwun Tong. Photo: Edmond So

‘Cash in on Hong Kong athletes’ star power to help develop sports sector’

Hong Kong Sports Institute’s chief executive also says government subsidies for athletes should not be seen as salaries, amid livelihood concerns.

17 Aug 2024 - 9:50PMvideocam

Editorial | Hong Kong’s athletes deserve more income support

A coming review of sports institute subsidies will hopefully give existing and future athletes a stronger footing to pursue their goals.

17 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

As Hong Kong basks in golden Olympics, officials silent on how to follow it

Medallists’ achievements mask shortage of other contenders and lack of successors, while sporting bodies decline to discuss what comes next.

16 Aug 2024 - 12:30PM

Cheung Ka-long unfurls a Hong Kong flag as he celebrates his Olympic gold in Paris. Photo: AFP

‘I’m not perfect,’ says Hong Kong’s Vivian Kong as she recalls Olympic stress

Fencer says she has her flaws as she tearfully tells students about pressure at Paris Olympics.

14 Aug 2024 - 9:26PMvideocam

Coach backs Ceci Lee for LA Olympics, despite tearful failure in Paris

Herve Dagorne says ‘devil came back’ to Lee during omnium, but insists ‘strong’ rider has ‘good gene for sports’.

13 Aug 2024 - 11:33AM

Beijing congratulates Hong Kong Olympians for upholding ‘Lion Rock Spirit’ in Paris

Siobhan Haughey, Vivian Kong and Cheung Ka-long ‘vividly interpreted Lion Rock spirit’ and showed how young generation works hard to pursue dreams, Beijing says.

12 Aug 2024 - 6:56PM

Olympic gold medalist Cheung Ka-long holds his gold medal upon his return to Hong Kong. Photo: Sam Tsang

Tears for Hong Kong’s Olympic cyclist Ceci Lee – ‘I don’t know what I was doing’

Lee emotional after ‘letting down coach in each and every race’, is frustrated by inability to transfer training form to Olympic track.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:55PM

Ceci Lee competing in the Olympic omnium. Photo: SF&OC

Hongkonger Ceci Lee set for ‘challenge of her life’ in Olympic Games velodrome

Lee, who will compete in her pet omnium event on Sunday, will have a new coach after the Games, with Herve Dagorne relinquishing the role.

11 Aug 2024 - 9:00AM

Prize money for Hong Kong Paralympians almost doubled by Jockey Club

Gold medal winners will get HK$1.5 million, with prize money being offered to those finishing as far down as eighth.

23 Aug 2024 - 9:53AM

Opinion | Hong Kong must start work now on grooming our next Olympic champions

Hong Kong can be rightly proud of the city’s success at the Paris Games, and this is the time to map a blueprint to ensure new talent is identified and fully supported.

7 Aug 2024 - 7:46AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Olympic swimming team is seen on Tuesday in Hong Kong International Airport after their participation in the Paris Games. From left to right: Cindy Cheung Sum-yuet, Tam Hoi-lam, Ian Ho Yentou, Siobhan Haughey, Natalie Kan Cheuk-tung, Camille Cheng Lily-mei. Photo: Elson Li

Paris Olympics: Ceci Lee inspired by Vivian Kong’s Hong Kong spirit in road race

Hongkonger Lee came home 64th out of 78 finishers. The up-and-down 158-kilometres Paris course got the better of another 14 riders, including Xin Tang of China, who did not reach the end.

5 Aug 2024 - 12:09PM

Ceci Lee Sze-wing was proud of her achievements in finishing her road race at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

How swimmer Marchand’s formula for Olympic success is being copied by Hong Kong

City’s cycling coach Herve Dagorne knows Games poster boy Marchand’s father and uncle, and learned secrets behind Frenchman’s four golds.

4 Aug 2024 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong rower Chiu felt like he was ‘racing Usain Bolt’ in historic final

Chiu Hin-chun finishes 20th overall, the best result for a Hongkonger at a Games, after coming second in D final.

2 Aug 2024 - 9:34PM

Triathlon head coach issues funding warning after Olympics failure

Hong Kong head coach Andrew Wright says his programme is not justifying the vast amounts of money being spent on it by the government.

2 Aug 2024 - 11:00AM

Hong Kong’s Jason Ng sits in a van after withdrawing during the men’s individual triathlon at the Paris Olympics. Photo: Xinhua

Call for Hong Kong to review sports funding to easier identify next gold medallists

Hong Kong Sports Institute vice-chairman Vincent Cheng calls for review of government’s three-tiered Elite Vote Support Scheme

31 Jul 2024 - 8:52PMvideocam

Alcohol-free beer and presidential bodyguards all part of trip to Olympic Village

Post reporter Paul McNamara takes a behind-the-scenes look at life for athletes away from the track, pool or court.

30 Jul 2024 - 6:00AM

Vivian Kong’s Olympic win can turn fencing into Hong Kong’s signature sport: expert

Academic also says win represents ‘important milestone’ for city’s developments of sport, training, as well as sports science and medicine.

29 Jul 2024 - 7:47PM

Vivian Kong (right) may help to establish fencing as Hong Kong’s “signature sport”, an expert has said. Photo: Handout

Haughey was right to rest for Olympic 200m freestyle, Hong Kong relay team say

‘Very strong chance’ of success for Haughey as she starts her Games on Sunday, according to 4x100 metres freestyle teammate Camille Cheng.

28 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Siobhan Haughey is focused on her 200 metres freestyle, which starts on Sunday. Photo: AP

Hongkongers urged to become 7 million-strong ‘cheerleading team’ for city’s Olympians

Vivian Kong leads the charge for Hong Kong delegation, with Cheung Ka-long and Siobhan Haughey also chasing medals in first five days.

27 Jul 2024 - 7:44AMvideocam

Sports minister pledges ‘any assistance’ Hong Kong athletes need in Paris

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung tours Olympic Village and says city is ‘proud of its athletes’.

25 Jul 2024 - 11:22PM

Hong Kong badminton pair ignore warnings, vow to come out swinging at debut Games

Yeung Nga-ting and Yeung Pui-lam aiming to launch the team’s charge with wins in their first two group matches before crunch Chinese clash.

25 Jul 2024 - 6:17PM

Hong Kong women’s doubles pair Yeung Pui-lam and Yeung Nga-ting get some last minute training in before the start of the Olympics. Photo: SF&OC

Security for all the top priority during the Olympics, says Paris deputy mayor

The 2024 version of the sporting extravaganza will provide a ‘new model’ in terms of a legacy to the city and for the environment, he says.

24 Jul 2024 - 6:14PM

A police boat patrols the Seine river next to a panel depicting a pictorial detail ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, which will have 45,000 security guards in attendance. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong cyclists’ Olympic bodysuits ‘best in world’. How fast can Ceci Lee go?

‘If public goes to Marks & Spencer, this is Savile Row,’ says professor leading aerodynamic research that produced the city’s kit for Paris.

24 Jul 2024 - 10:00AM

Hong Kong Olympic hopefuls warned of Games ‘circus’ hijacking mental preparations

Competitors such as fencers Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong have voiced worries before Paris, where the team will have 24-hour access to sport psychologists.

24 Jul 2024 - 8:00AMvideocam

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Hong Kong Sports Institute

The Hong Kong Sports Institute is a centre of excellence for Hong Kong sport in Fo Tan. It provides grants, coaching and training facilities for elite athletes with the goal of improving the standard of sport in Hong Kong. Sports are assessed on two- and four-year cycles to see if they meet performance benchmarks. The current elite sports supported by the Institute are: athletics, badminton, billiard sports, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, karatedo, rowing, rugby sevens, squash, swimming, table tennis, tenpin bowling, triathlon, windsurfing and wushu.

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24 August, 2024